KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Malaysia’s annual inflation rate in October was 3.7 per cent from a year earlier, government data showed today, moderating from the previous month and lower than forecasts.
A Reuters poll had predicted inflation at 4.00 per cent, below the 4.3 per cent expansion seen in September.
Headline inflation reached an eight-year high of 5.1 per cent in March, but has since moderated. October’s inflation was driven by higher fuel costs, with the transport index rising 12.1 per cent from a year earlier, data from the Statistics Department showed.
Malaysia’s central bank expects 2017 inflation to fall within the higher end of its projected range of 3 to 4 per cent. — Reuters
